Memory phrase for the Kanji: 息


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Meaning

breath, breathing, son

Pronunciation

SOKU
iki

Explanation

Top: oneself (The accented eye as the "self"), below: heart

Mnemonic

I myself I am and my heart exists as long as I breathe, and my breath lives on in my son.

Radicals

oneselfThe Radical mizukara shows an eye that has an emphasis to express that the own person is meant.
heartImage of a heart with coronary arteries.
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Vocabulary

 息  いき  breath, tone
 休息  きゅうそく  rest, relief, relaxation
 息子  むすこ  (hum) son
 一息  ひといき  puffy, a breath, a pause, an effort
 利息  りそく  interest (bank)
 子息  しそく  (hon) son
 消息  しょうそく  news, letter, circumstances
 溜息  ためいき  (n) (uk) a sigh
 窒息  ちっそく  suffocation

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